News & Opinion
LETTER: RCV is easy
To the Editor: In late August, Minnetonka residents are more focused on going to the lake and the state fair than local elections, but we want you to know there’s an important city question on the ballot this fall: an effort to repeal ranked choice voting for our...
LETTER: Setting the record straight on RCV
To the Editor: I take issue with several statements Ann Aanestad made in her letter to the editor last week. First of all, I volunteered on the campaign to bring ranked choice voting to Minnetonka, along with many other Minnetonka residents. The notion that an...
LETTER: Why I’m voting no, in support of RCV
To the Editor: Ranked choice voting is up for a re-vote? This came as a surprise to me since we only just voted to adopt RCV for local elections in 2020 and have only used it once in 2021. And spoiler alert: It was a huge success! That year, there was a competitive...
LETTER: Join me in voting ‘no’ on repeal of RCV
To the Editor: I was at the Minnetonka City Council meeting on Tuesday when they decided on the wording for this year’s ballot question about repealing ranked choice voting in Minnetonka. I can’t believe we’re going to vote on this again, just three years after a...
Ranked choice voting back on the ballot in Minnetonka
City Council approves question for November election The topic of ranked choice voting has come increasingly to the forefront of conversations in Minnetonka as election day approaches. This is because at the July 31 Minnetonka City Council meeting, language was...
